Grandville pedestrian bridge to be removed

GRANDVILLE -- The pedestrian bridge over 28th Street SW at Ivanrest Avenue will come down and another overpass, at Meyer Avenue near the former Taft Elementary School in Wyoming, also might be removed.

“I think it’s an eyesore, too,” said Jeff Baker, Downtown Development Authority vice chairman and owner of Car City Supercenter.

The Grandville bridge will be removed next summer as the 28th Street-Ivanrest intersection gets rebuilt, said John Richard, Michigan Department of Transportation spokesman. There’s not yet a firm commitment from Wyoming to take down the other pedestrian bridge, he said.